Fashioning the Bourgeoisie A History of Clothing in the Nineteenth Century

Name: Fashioning the Bourgeoisie A History of Clothing in the Nineteenth Century
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ISBN: 9780691000817

ISBN-10: 0691000816

ISBN-13: 9780691000817

Edition: 1994

Authors: Philippe Perrot, Richard Bienvenu

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When department stores like Le Bon Marcheacute; first opened their doors in mid-nineteenth-century Paris, shoppers were offered more than racks of ready-made frock coats and crinolines. They were given the chance to acquire a lifestyle as well--that of the bourgeoisie. Wearing proper clothing encouraged proper behavior, went the prevailing belief. Available now for the first time in English,Fashioning the Bourgeoisiewas one of the first extensive studies to explain a culture's sociology through the seemingly simple issue of the choice of clothing. Philippe Perrot shows, through a delightful tour of the rise of the ready-made fashion industry in France, how clothing can not only reflect but…

Book details

List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 12/29/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 286
Size: 5.94" wide x 8.98" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Introduction



Toward a History of Appearances



Clothing's Old and New Regimes



The Vestimentary Landscape of the Nineteenth Century



Traditional Trades and the Rise of Ready-Made Clothing



The Department Store and the Spread of Bourgeois Clothing



New Pretensions, New Distinctions



The Imperatives of Propriety



Deviations from the Norm



Invisible Clothing



The Circulation of Fashions


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index